Grandpa Bert's Diet

My Grandma (the one who smoked a corncob pipe) was very upset. It seemed that Grandpa Bert had seen the doctor and was found to have high blood pressure. The recommendation from the doctor was that Grandpa needed a special diet--particularly bananas for the potassium he needed. There was just one problem--Grandpa would not eat any! In all his life he had refused to eat them, said he didn't like the looks of them, wouldn't even taste one. Grandma had pleaded with him, cajoled him, threatened him--nothing would change his mind. "Stubborn" was his middle name.

So Grandma came to mom for help. After some thought, mom had an idea. The next day, she baked a special cake as a treat for the ailing man. He was so pleased at her thoughtfulness, he insisted she sit down and join him and Grandma in cake and tea. Mom was a good cook, and the cake was delicious. Grandpa raved over it, and had seconds.

He said, "I don't know how you do it. That was just the best cake you've made yet."

Mom never did tell him it was a banana cake, but she made sure to keep him well supplied with similar ones for the next few weeks. And I don't believe he ever found out.